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Hongū, Wakayama
was a village located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,759 and a population density of 18.42 persons per km2. The total area was 204.06 km2. On May 1, 2005, Hongū, along with the village of Ryūjin (from Hidaka District There are 2 districts in Japan with the same name. * Hidaka District, Wakayama * Hidaka District, Hokkaido {{disambig ...), the town of Nakahechi, and the village of Ōtō (both from Nishimuro District), was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe. External links * Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ...
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List Of Villages In Japan
A is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan.Japan’s Local Government System
Tokyo Metropolitan Government It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture. Villages are larger than a local settlement; each is a subdivision of rural , which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area. As a result of merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan, mergers and elevation to higher statuses, the number of villages in Japan is decreasing. As of 2006, 13 prefectures no longer have any villages: Tochigi Prefecture, Tochigi (since March 20, 2006), Fukui Prefecture, Fukui (since March 3, 2006), Ishikawa Prefecture, Ishikawa (since March 1, 2005), Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka (since July 1, 20 ...
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Higashimuro District, Wakayama
is a district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of September 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 43,306 and a density of 64.8 persons/km2. The total area is 667.92 km2. Towns and villages *Kitayama *Kozagawa file:Kozagawa townhall.JPG, 270px, Kozagawa Town Hall file:Ichimai-iwa, Kozagawa01.JPG, 270px, Kozagawa Ichimai-iwa is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , th ... * Kushimoto * Nachikatsuura * Taiji Mergers *On April 1, 2005 - the town of Kushimoto from Nishimuro District merged with the town of Koza, formerly from Higashimuro District, to form the new town of Kushimoto (now part of Higashimuro District). *On May 1, 2005 - the town of Hongū merged into the city of Tanabe. *On October 1, 2005 - the town of Kumanogawa merged into the city of Shingū. Districts in Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-geo-stub ...
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Wakayama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 876,030 () and a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to the northeast. Wakayama is the capital and largest city of Wakayama Prefecture, with other major cities including Tanabe, Hashimoto, and Kinokawa. Wakayama Prefecture is located on the southwestern coast of the Kii Peninsula on the Kii Channel, connecting the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea, across from Tokushima Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. History Present-day Wakayama is mostly the western part of the province of Kii. 1953 flood disaster On July 17–18, 1953, a torrential heavy rain occurred, followed by collapse of levees, river flooding and landslides in a wide area. Many bridges and houses were destroyed. According to an officially confirmed report by the Government of Japan, 1,015 people died, with 5,709 i ...
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ...
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Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ...
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Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ...
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Ryūjin, Wakayama
was a village located in Hidaka District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Population As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 4,416 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 17.31 persons per km2. The total area was 255.13 km2. History On May 1, 2005, Ryūjin, along with the town of Nakahechi, the village of Ōtō (both from Nishimuro District), and the town of Hongū (from Higashimuro District), was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe. Attractions A big tourist attraction is the local Ryujin Onsen founded in 7th century. External links Official village website Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ...
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Hidaka District, Wakayama
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2020, the district has an estimated Population of 48,661 and a Density of 74.25 persons/km2. Hidaka’s total area is 655.49 km2. Towns and villages *Hidaka, Wakayama, Hidaka *Hidakagawa, Wakayama, Hidakagawa *Inami, Wakayama, Inami *Mihama, Wakayama, Mihama *Minabe, Wakayama, Minabe *Yura, Wakayama, Yura Merger *On October 1, 2004 the village of Minabegawa, Wakayama, Minabegawa merged into the expanded town of Minabe, Wakayama, Minabe. *On May 1, 2005 the towns of Kawabe, Wakayama, Kawabe, Nakatsu, Wakayama, Nakatsu and Miyama, Wakayama, Miyama merged to form the new town of Hidakagawa, Wakayama, Hidakagawa. *On May 1, 2005 the village of Ryūjin, Wakayama, Ryūjin merged into the city of Tanabe, Wakayama, Tanabe. References

Districts in Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-geo-stub ...
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Nakahechi, Wakayama
Nakahechi (, Latn, ja, Nakahechi-chō, ) was a town located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,587 and a density of 16.92 persons per km2. The total area was 211.95 km2. On May 1, 2005, Nakahechi, along with the village of Ryūjin (from Hidaka District There are 2 districts in Japan with the same name. * Hidaka District, Wakayama * Hidaka District, Hokkaido {{disambig ...), the village of Ōtō (also from Nishimuro District), and the town of Hongū (from Higashimuro District), was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe. External links Official town website Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ...
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Ōtō, Wakayama
was a village located in Nishimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 3,280 and a density of 14.97 persons per km2. The total area was 219.06 km2. On May 1, 2005 Ōtō, along with the village of Ryūjin (from Hidaka District There are 2 districts in Japan with the same name. * Hidaka District, Wakayama * Hidaka District, Hokkaido {{disambig ...), the town of Nakahechi (also from Nishimuro District), and the town of Hongū (from Higashimuro District), was merged into the expanded city of Tanabe. Ōtō is made up of 3 smaller areas (hamlets/localities) within the village boundary. The areas are called Ayukawa, Tomisato and Mikawabr> Dissolved municipalities of Wakayama Prefecture Tanabe, Wakayama {{Wakayama-geo-stub ...
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Nishimuro District, Wakayama
is a district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea .... As of October 1, 2020, the district has an estimated Population of 39,183 and a Density of 90.53 persons/km2. The total area is 432.8 km2. Towns and villages * Kamitonda * Shirahama * Susami Merger *On April 1, 2005, the town of Kushimoto merged with the town of Koza, from Higashimuro District, to form the new town of Kushimoto, now part of Higashimuro District. *On May 1, 2005, the town of Nakahechi, and the village of Ōtō merged into the city of Tanabe. *On March 1, 2006, the town of Hikigawa merged into the town of Shirahama. References Districts in Wakayama Prefecture {{Wakayama-geo-stub ...
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Tanabe, Wakayama
Tanabe (, Latn, ja, Tanabe-shi, ) is a Cities of Japan, city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 70,972 in 35,076 households and a population density of 69 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Tanabe is the second most populous city in Wakayama, and the largest in the Kansai region of Japan in terms of area. Geography Tanabe is located the south-central Kii Peninsula and faces to the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Kii Mountains to the north and east. The coastline is intricate and forms Tanabe Bay. Tenjinzaki is at the northern end of the bay, and Shirahama is on the south side. The climate is moderated by the effects of the Kuroshio Current offshore. Climate Tanabe has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tanabe is 16.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2348 mm with September as the wettest m ...
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